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| Community Tasting Notes (average 81.8 pts. and median of 82 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 11/3/2022: Charleston VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): This wine really surprised me. It opened a bit musty and muted and I thought perhaps the CT score was right on and this was going to be more 'for science' than really enjoyable wine drinking. Decanted for sediment and really the more time it spent in the glass the better it got. Great structure and the fruit started to come out and it was a very nice wine that also happens to be a bit off the beaten path. (878 views) | | | Tasted by toontune on 9/6/2013 & rated 76 points: Hints of age quality but mostly on the sour side (1594 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 10/17/2011 & rated 87 points: 1974-1994 California Charbonos Blindtasted (Rich and Peggy's Home in Los Altos, California): Group's #7 (my #5) – 57 pts.; 0, 0, 0, 2 - bricking, cloudy dark red violet color; dried fig, date, coffee, mocha nose; mature, ripe fig, ripe plum palate with herbal notes toward finish; medium-plus finish (27 mos. in small barrel) (1462 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 9/19/2010 & rated 84 points: The nose showed black pepper, barnyard and dusty red fruit. On the palate I found juicy black cherry but with a mineral copper penny effect on the back palate, which truly ruined this wine for me. (2426 views) | | | Tasted by Rancho Huichica on 1/12/2009 & rated 80 points: Way over the hill... it did have a nice bouquet of blueberries and forest floor though. (2581 views) |
| Charbono Varietal character (Appellation America)
From Wikipedia:
"Charbono is a grape variety found in California. It is not very common in California, but is the second most commonly grown variety in Argentina, where it is known as Bonarda (which is not the same as the Bonarda Piemontese varietal). The wine made from charbono tends to be dark, with medium to high tannins and acidity.
After genetic testing conducted by Carole Meredith, it was determined to be the same grape as the grape known as Corbeau, Douce Noire, or Charbonneau in the Savoie region of France; but in spite of repeated references, it is probably not related to Dolcetto of the Piedmont. Both varieties produce prodigious quantities of large clusters of very dark grapes, but Dolcetto ripens early and produces light, fruity wines with limited aging potential. Charbono ripens quite late and produces wines of great substance, with significant aging potential. It is likely that this confusion arose because an Italian synonym for Dolcetto is "Dulce Nero" which translates to "sweet black," as does the french name "Douce Noir" for Charbono."
USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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